So it is unfair to state that at no time is a struggling property owner not able to get the cost of running his business. Electricity, repairs, all the things that come with insurance. And so I lived through landlords walking away from their properties, you know, watching fires, arson. You know, many people don't recall those mid-60s and-70s. Yeah, when buildings were burning down. You know, people were burning down, business builders walking away from them. (45:34–45:41)
CLAIM
Asserts that Eric Adams witnessed landlords abandoning properties, leading to fires and arson.
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